A new step toward the sustainable revitalization of local economies – Patent for “Regional Contribution Payment System
~Building a regional ecosystem based on local production for local consumption with blockchain~.
August 28, 2025
Digital Platformer, Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Kazutaka Matsuda, Representative Director; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) announces that it received a patent decision (JP-A2021-196808) from the Japan Patent Office on August 21, 2025, concerning the “Regional Contribution Payment System” developed for the purpose of autonomous and sustainable activation of regional economies. (Patent Application 2021-196808) from the Japan Patent Office on August 21, 2025.
The patent is a next-generation local currency and local economic support infrastructure with a unique mechanism that dynamically provides incentives to both consumers and businesses by calculating a “local contribution score” for each business based on the transaction structure and employment status within the region. In particular, the system aims to establish a regional ecosystem centered on local production for local consumption by considering the procurement of raw materials, employment, sales, and consumption within a region as a single value cycle.
Patent Summary
- Invention name: Settlement system
- Application No.: JP-A2021-196808
- Patent application date: August 21, 2025
Key Points of Registered Technology
- In-regional and out-of-region transaction data collection and identification
- Automatic calculation of regional contribution scores and attribute classes
- Dynamic incentive design based on scores (blockchain currency support)
- Visualization of regional value chain (directed graph output)
- Real-time display UI for consumer incentives (cash register/application integration)
Technical Features and Social Significance
This patent enables the design and quantitative evaluation of economic cycles involving local governments – businesses – consumers by linking the following regional development – administrative measures
- Local Currency – Visualizing Local Points and Increasing Usage Rates
- Transparency of local raw material ratios in the supply chain – employment ratios
- Subsidies based on community contribution scores – linked to preferential programs
- Blockchain ledgers for non-tampered records and local government support for regional policy decisions
- Scope 3 compliant – scalability for linkage with CO2 reduction estimation
Future Development
This technology is already being demonstrated in multiple areas, including local currency – tourism DX – supply chain management, and is planned to be deployed in the future as follows
- Stamp rally – development into a regional marketing infrastructure integrated with e-vouchers, etc.
- Development of low-cost implementation models in small municipalities and remote island regions
- Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries – value chain linkage through connection to primary industry
- Linkage with measures to strengthen local economies in Southeast Asia and Africa
About Digital Platformer, Inc.
Digital Platformer, Inc. is a startup that bridges the digital space with real industries such as finance – government – tourism – culture, etc. by utilizing technologies of the Web3 infrastructure such as DID (self-sovereign ID), VC (verifiable credential), MPC (secret sharing) and token economy The company is a startup that bridges real industries and digital spaces such as finance, government, tourism and culture. Aiming to create a social infrastructure where value is truly visualized, we are promoting social implementation through the trinity of institutions, sensitivity, and technology.
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*The information in this press release is based on information available as of the date of the announcement and will be finalized upon completion of the official registration of the patent.